Like the stone laid by Barbara Jessie Burton in 1927, this doorway probably goes unnoticed by most people on Prince’s Street. It’s right next to the stone linked above, but the door is usually closed.
I spotted this colourful mosaic out of the corner of my eye and recognised the Burton name from my previous post.
If you’ve driven around Cork over the past year you can’t fail to miss the huge 17 storey tower going up in the south of the City. It’s called the Elysian and when it’s finished it will I think be the tallest building in the Republic of Ireland.
Now, compare that with the 60 storey skyscraper being built in San Francisco just a few blocks from Matt’s apartment. The top of it seems to be perpetually in fog.
Anyway, the Irish developers of the Elysian have all this positive advertising with people looking to heaven and wondrous slogans to get the positive vibe going about this massive building, when in fact it’s only a middling little building when compared with what the rest of the world has done.
Way back in 2005 this is what the building site looked like, and a year later, check out the huge crane.
I guess I’m glad that we don’t have the population density that makes huge buildings necessary, not yet anyway.
Tags: Advertising, Architecture, Black and White, Canon 20D, Cork, Cork Photos, door, doorway, Elysian, Ireland, Irish photos, irishblogs, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Signs, UrbanI spotted this doorway just down the street from here while wandering around Killarney, Co. Kerry.
1234 - I had to snap it.
Other Photos: Setting Sun, Day 12, The House On Burnaby: Black & White, Gazania, Alkos, I Ran the Cork City Marathon Today
Tags: 1234, Black and White, Canon 20D, Doors, doorway, Ireland, Irish photos, irishblogs, Kerry, Kerry Photos, Killarney, numbers, Photos, Sigma 10-20A man leaves Larry Tompkins Pub on Lavitt’s Quay, Cork. This was taken on St. Patrick’s Day this year!
Tags: Black and White, Candid, Canon 20D, Cork, Cork Photos, doorway, Ireland, Irish photos, irishblogs, Lavitt's Quay, man, People, Photos, pub, Sigma 10-20, St. Patrick's Day, Street, tiles, UrbanAn old and empty phone booth lies neglected. Notice the lock and bolt on the door? I get the feeling this booth hasn’t contained a phone in a long time..
This is the other side of the window pictured yesterday in the mystery hospital.
Tags: Architecture, Black and White, Canon 20D, Cork, Cork Photos, door, doorway, Ireland, Irish photos, irishblogs, ruins, Sigma 18-200, the-old-hospital, Urban, urban-decay, urban-neglectWalking through the urban environment the seemingly normal assortment of rubbish or objects can make an image that bit more interesting. This was taken in August, but guess who forgot to bring in the Christmas lights?
Oh yes, a small tip if you’re adding noise to an image. You’ll need to do it twice. Once for your full size image, and a second time when you resize. After resizing noise, it gets blurred and is nowhere near as effective.
PS. I really like An Incidental Shot - the photographer who’s quick off the mark will get the shot!
PPS. Micki has finished blogging on Shutterbug Underexposed and she’ll be missed. Many blogs have fallen by the wayside over the past 2 years, but it takes time and it’s not always easy to find that time.
Tags: Architecture, Black and White, broom, California, Canon 20D, Christmas-Lights, doorway, Houses, irishblogs, Photos, San Francisco, San Francisco Photos, Sigma 10-20, United States, Urban
